Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

July 3, 2017 @ 7:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based investment crowdfunding platform Fundnel has announced the expansion of its services into Australia. Fundnel is a private investment platform that offers unlisted securities in growth and pre-IPO stage companies to both institutional and individual investors. Fundnel screens all investment opportunities to ensure businesses… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 6:29 am By Erin Hobey  |  

CapitalRise , a property investment platform which has raised £4.2M in the last ten months, has launched its latest investment opportunity today. The investment aims to raise £1.35M towards a development of luxury homes in the prime Hampshire commuter belt – the largest raise via CapitalRise to date. This… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 6:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Funding Circle, a leading lending platform for small businesses, today announced that Sean Glithero will join the company as its new global Chief Financial Officer. This appointment follows a record-breaking first half of 2017 for Funding Circle with approximately £800 million lent to 8,000 businesses… Read More

July 2, 2017 @ 4:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Birmingham City Council (BCC) announced it is supporting residents by matching funding for community crowdfunded projects through crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunder UK. The funding portal revealed BCC’s Public Health Department will be supporting residents who wish to “take action now” towards health issues (such… Read More

July 2, 2017 @ 4:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced it has formed partnerships with Codebase, Women of Wearables, and WeWork. This announcement comes after the funding portal revealed its collaborations with Techspace, Level39, Central Research Laboratory, and Global Invest Her. Crowdcube revealed that its collaboration with WeWork… Read More

July 2, 2017 @ 3:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

RealtyMogul.com has filed a new Form 1-A indicating its intent to launch a second MogulREIT using the Reg A+ securities exemption. MogulREIT II intends on raising up to $50 million to invest in multi-family residences targeting a Millennial consumer, according to the current Offering Circular…. Read More

June 30, 2017 @ 10:00 pm By Therese Torris  |  

One day after we hear of the acquisition of the KissKissBankBank crowdfunding group by French bank La Banque Postale, crowdlending platform Credit.fr announces its acquisition by Tikehau Capital. These acquisitions seem to confirm the widespread view that Fintechs can’t go it alone. We asked Thomas… Read More

June 30, 2017 @ 11:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ: TREE) announced on Thursday it has teamed up with LeadsCorp to launch a new initiative that will showcase top startups in the fintech industry. According to LendingTree, the LendingTree Startup Innovation Spotlight will recognize the most innovative fintech startups across the consumer… Read More

June 30, 2017 @ 10:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just weeks after gaining full authorisation from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), social-circle peer-to-peer lender Flender announced this week it is launching an Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) offering businesses and consumers a more tax-efficient way of investing. As previously reported, Flender secured £501,700 from more… Read More

June 30, 2017 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendUp, a socially responsible online lender on a mission to redefine financial services for the emerging middle class, announced on Thursday it received a strategic undisclosed sum investment from PayPal.  While sharing details about the investment, Sasha Orloff, LendUp co-founder and CEO, stated: “PayPal has… Read More

June 30, 2017 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lender for SMEs, Funding Circle, announced this week it expanded its U.S. leadership team by appointing Joanna Karger as U.S. Head of Capital Markets and Richard Stephenson as U.S. Chief Compliance Officer. Karger, who notably has 30 years of experience working in capital markets,… Read More

June 30, 2017 @ 5:36 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Pi, a pizzeria company based in Winchester, UK, is raising £500K via Growthdeck, a private investor platform which has raised growth capital for companies as diverse as the shower technology company Kelda Showers, and Pinkster, a raspberry-flavoured gin business. At this writing, over £129,900 was secured from… Read More

June 30, 2017 @ 4:53 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“I’m both thrilled and unsurprised that they have overfunded on their original target. Fintech is in rude health and continues to be unperturbed by Brexit,” stated Crowdcube Co-Founder & CMO Luke Lang. WiseAlpha, a UK first online lending platform that gives investors access to high yield… Read More

June 29, 2017 @ 7:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ron Suber, an iconic voice in the emerging Fintech sector and the most prominent leader in the marketplace lending industry, has announced his departure from Prosper Marketplace. First reported in a note published on LendAcademy, after five years of leadership at Prosper,  Suber has determined… Read More

June 29, 2017 @ 12:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

P2P lender Assetz Capital announced on Thursday it not only turned a seven-figure pre-tax profit in the 2016/17 financial year, it has also reached its 20,000 investor milestone. The online lending platform confirmed: “From April 2016 to March 2017, a total of £126 million was… Read More

June 29, 2017 @ 11:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mongoose Energy announced on Thursday the launch of its new crowdfunding platform for community energy projects, Monogoose Crowd. According to the energy firm, Mongoose Crowd will be an appointed representative of ShareIn and is using SharIn’s technology and compliance solution. Mongoose Energy has reportedly raised… Read More

June 29, 2017 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares announced on Thursday it has appointed Kristina Wallender as its new senior vice president of marketing. According to the funding portal, Wallender has both marketplace and marketing leadership experience spanning large enterprise businesses such as Amazon and early stage companies like… Read More

June 29, 2017 @ 5:53 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Online investment platform SyndicateRoom announced that EdTech companies Gooseberry Planet and Dem Dx are seeking funding on its investor network. EdTech has been cited the fastest-growing sector in the UK this month, after British EdTech companies received more VC and angel funding (£178m) than any other European country…. Read More

June 29, 2017 @ 4:36 am By Erin Hobey  |  

AdEx, a next-generation online ad exchange, will hold a crowdsale beginning Friday, June 30, 2017 to support the development of the platform and promote its adoption. During the crowdsale, 80% of the ADX token will be offered and the rest will be distributed to the… Read More

June 29, 2017 @ 4:03 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Recoup Fitness founder and CEO Matt Hyder has partnered with WeFunder, a US regulation crowdfunding portal, for his company’s first capital raise.  The Colorado-based fitness company aims to raise $1.07 million, having quickly secured over $20K from 7 investors. Funding will be used to increase manufacturing and… Read More